Which university has the largest training scale in Vietnam?

On April 15, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long signed a decision to convert Phenikaa University into Phenikaa University, becoming the second non-public university and the 10th university in Vietnam. So what is the current training scale of Vietnamese universities?

Vietnam National University, Hanoi

This is the earliest established university among the 10 universities in Vietnam, according to Decree No. 97 dated December 10, 1993 of the Government on the basis of organizing and rearranging 3 major universities in Hanoi including Hanoi University of Science, Hanoi Pedagogical University I and Hanoi University of Foreign Languages.

Vietnam National University, Hanoi in Hoa Lac, Thach That district

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Currently, Hanoi National University has 13 member universities, schools and faculties. Specifically, it includes the University of Natural Sciences, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, the University of Foreign Languages, the University of Technology, the University of Economics, the University of Education, the Vietnam-Japan University, the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the University of Law, the School of Management and Business, the School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts, the International School and the International Francophone Faculty. In addition, there are 4 research institutes and 10 training and research centers.

Hanoi National University is implementing 190 undergraduate training programs, 198 master's programs and 118 doctoral programs with a total scale of undergraduate, master's and part-time students of about 50,000, the 4th largest among 10 universities.

Hanoi National University in Hoa Lac has an area of ​​over 11.13 ^km2 (1,113 ha), the largest among the 10 universities, and can meet the learning needs of 60,000 students.

The above figures on students, majors and area are referenced from the website of Hanoi National University.

Ho Chi Minh City National University

Established under Decree No. 16 dated January 27, 1995 of the Government. According to Dr. Duong Ton Thai Duong, Deputy Head of the Training Department of Ho Chi Minh City National University, the current training scale updated to December 2024 of this unit is 97,610 undergraduate students, 7,920 graduate students and 1,173 doctoral students. This is the university with the largest training scale among the 10 universities.

Ho Chi Minh City National University

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Member universities of Ho Chi Minh City National University include Polytechnic, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, International, Information Technology, Economics - Law, Health Sciences and An Giang; branch in Ben Tre, with a total of 142 undergraduate training majors; 133 master's degree majors and 95 doctoral majors.

Hue University

Established nearly 4 months after Hanoi National University, according to Decree 30 dated April 4, 1994 of the Prime Minister, on the basis of rearranging and reorganizing universities and colleges in the region.

Hue University

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Hue University has 9 member schools: University of Education, University of Science, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Arts, University of Economics, University of Foreign Languages, University of Law, School of Tourism; Faculty of Physical Education, Faculty of International, Engineering and Technology; a branch in Quang Tri, with a total of 153 undergraduate majors, 108 master's majors and 58 doctoral majors.

According to information at the opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 school year of Hue University, this university currently has more than 40,000 full-time students, 5,000 graduate students and postgraduates studying here. With this number, Hue University is ranked 5th in scale.

Thai Nguyen University

Established on April 4, 1994, the same day as Hue University, according to Decree 31 of the Government. Members of Thai Nguyen University include the Universities of Industrial Technology, Economics and Business Administration, Agriculture and Forestry, Pedagogy, Medicine and Pharmacy, Science, Information and Communication, Foreign Languages, International Faculty and College of Economics and Technology; branches in Lao Cai and Ha Giang.

According to information from the website of Thai Nguyen University, the total number of students at the university, college, master's and doctoral levels is 81,000, with more than 140 majors and 165 training programs. This is the second largest university among the 10 universities.

University of Danang

Established on April 4, 1994 under Decree 32 of the Government on the basis of rearranging and reorganizing the following units: Danang University of Technology, Danang University of Foreign Languages, Quang Nam - Danang College of Education, Nguyen Van Troi Technical Workers School.

University of Danang

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Up to now, Danang University has 6 member universities including Polytechnic, Economics, Pedagogy, Foreign Languages, Technical Pedagogy, Information Technology and Vietnam-Korea Communication, 3 affiliated training units including School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Danang University Branch in Kon Tum, Vietnam-UK Research and Training Institute.

According to information at the 30th anniversary celebration of the establishment and development of Danang University at the end of November 2024, this university has nearly 65,000 students and trainees trained in 136 undergraduate majors, 48 ​​master's majors and 32 doctoral majors. Thus, Danang University has the 3rd largest scale among the 10 universities.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Established on December 2, 2022 under Decision 1512 of the Prime Minister on the basis of upgrading Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Currently, this unit includes the School of Mechanics, School of Electricity - Electronics, School of Information Technology and Communications, School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, School of Materials, School of Economics; faculties of Mathematics and Information Technology, Technical Physics, Foreign Languages, Science and Educational Technology, National Defense and Security Education, Physical Education, Political Theory.

Hanoi University of Science and Technology has 65 undergraduate majors, 47 graduate majors and 32 doctoral majors. Each year, this unit enrolls about 7,000 full-time students. According to information 3 publicly available on the website of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the total scale of this unit's undergraduate and graduate programs is about 38,000 students and trainees, graduate students, part-time students... According to this scale, Hanoi University of Science and Technology ranks 6th.

University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

Established on October 4, 2023 according to the Government's decision on October 4, 2023, upgraded from Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics.

Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Quang Hung, Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics, said that the current scale of this unit is 31,897 university students in the regular, part-time, joint-training, and post-graduate programs; of which there are 23,088 full-time students. This is the 7th largest school.

Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics Library

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Member schools of the University of Economics include: UEH Business School, UEH School of Economics, Law and Public Administration, UEH School of Technology and Design and a branch in Vinh Long.

National Economics University

Established on November 15, 2024 under Decision 1386 of the Prime Minister on the basis of upgrading the National Economics University. This unit includes member schools: School of Economics and Public Management, School of Business and School of Technology.

The National Economics University currently has about 25,000 full-time students with 60 undergraduate majors and 28 doctoral majors. This information was announced by the school at the time of its transformation into a university. This is the 9th largest unit.

Duy Tan University

Upgraded to a University on October 7, 2024 according to Decision 1115 of the Government on the basis of upgrading Duy Tan University.

Duy Tan University

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The 7 schools of Duy Tan University include Economics, Computer Science, Technology, Medicine, Tourism, International Training and Foreign Languages ​​- Social Sciences. According to information from the school, the scale of undergraduate, master and doctoral training is 28,435, including 62 postgraduates, 434 masters and 27,939 students. This university ranks 8th in terms of scale.

Phenikaa University

Upgraded according to Decision 775 dated April 15, 2025 of the Government on the basis of upgrading Phenikaa University.

According to information from Phenikaa University, the current training scale of this unit is nearly 25,000 students with 74 undergraduate programs, 16 master's programs and 11 doctoral programs. This scale is equivalent to the National Economics University.

This university has established 5 schools including: Engineering, Economics, Medicine - Pharmacy, Information Technology and Foreign Languages ​​- Social Sciences.

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